Verse 330 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 29 — do not envy another's plate
ਰੁਖੀ ਸੁਖੀ ਖਾਇ ਕੈ ਠੰਢਾ ਪਾਣੀ ਪੀਉ ॥
rukhee sukhee khaa-ay kai thandhaa paanee pee-o.
Eat dry bread, and drink cold water.
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਦੇਖਿ ਪਰਾਈ ਚੋਪੜੀ ਨਾ ਤਰਸਾਏ ਜੀਉ ॥੨੯॥
fareedaa daykh paraa-ee choprhee naa tarsaa-ay jee-o. ||29||
Fareed, if you see someone else's buttered bread, do not envy him for it. ||29||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Eat your plain, dry bread, and drink cool water.
Farid says: when you see someone else's buttered bread, do not let your heart ache for it.
Enjoy your own plate; envy only spoils the meal you already have.
Peace lives in enjoying your own plain meal without longing for someone else's.
Rukhee sukhee khaa-ay kai: eat what is dry and simple. Thandhaa paanee pee-o: drink cool water. Plain food and water can be enough.
Daykh paraa-ee choprhee: seeing another's buttered bread. Naa tarsaa-ay jee-o: do not let your heart pine for it. Envy spoils the meal already in front of you.
A Question to Sit With
How does it change your day when you notice what you have instead of what you lack?
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